Combined heater and fireplace



Jan. 23, 1934. E A- ALLBERT 1,944,626

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Patented Jan. 23, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application November 14, 1931 serial No. 575,087

5 claims. v(ol. 12e- 67) '1U the device is being used as a closed heater and used for heating purposes only. The door may be raised and carried in the top of the heater when the device is being used as a fire place, or as an open re.

A smoke outlet is formed integral with the top of the device to which a smoke pipe may be attached. A clean out door is provided within the front, and a removable ash receiver is disposed within the heater. Grates are disposed Within the base of the iire pot that are adapted for' being agitated from the exterior of the outer casing. The re pot and the casing are spaced apart at the top, sides and back to permit a free' circulation of air being heated therearound.

il' One of the objects of my'invention consists in providing a circulating air heater'that maybe used with equal facility as a closed heater, or as` an open i'lre heater.

A further object of my invention consists in so n constructing the device that it is comprised of few parts andl will be of good appearance.

A further object oi my invention consists in so placing the iire pot within the casing that' it will have a maximum heating capacity.

a@ `A still further object of my invention consists iny arranging the casing and the fire pot in such a manner that the front wall of the re pot constitutes the front wall of the casing and so arranging, one relative to the other, that the front Wall may be raised-and' tilted within the casing to form an open, or a closed heater at the will of the userk of the same.

With these and incidental objects in View, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combination of parts, the essential elernents of which are set forth' in the appended claims, and a preferred embodiment of which is hereinafter shown with reference to the drawings which accompany and' form apart of this specification.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a: front View of my new and improved heater showing the same ready for use having the fire hidden` Y F1g..22is a front View of the device illustrated in Fig. 1, and illustrating the front of the device raised and ready for use as an open fire heater.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary, sectional, side View of the device as illustrated in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary, sectionaLrside View ofV the casing and of the door raised.

Fig. 5 is a perspective, inverted plan View of the door shown removed from the casing and which comprises the front of the' re box.

Fig. 6 is a perspective, plan end view, illustrating the exterior of the door.

Fig. 7 is an assembled sectional, side view, the same being taken on line '7 7 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated.

Fig. 8 is a sectional, plan View, of the mechanism illustrated in Fig. 7, Ythe same being taken on line 8 8 of Fig. 7, lookingin the direction indicated.

Fig. 9 is a sectional, plan view, of the casing. and showingthe movable front panel of theI casing and the front closure of the re box in raised' position. y f f Fig. 10 is a sectional, plan View, of themecha-l nism illustrated in Fig. '7, the samer being taken on line 10-10 of Fig. 7, looking. inthe directio indicated. f

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary, sectional, side View, of the side wall near the top of the fire pot, the same being taken on line 11-11 of Fig. 9, looking in the direction indicated.

Fig. 12 is a fragmentary, sectional, side view, of the lower end of the beveled edge ofthe door panel and the' beveled edge of the lip of the casing that is adapted to impart a rear movement to the door panel when the same is fully lowered.

Like reference characters referto like parts throughout the several views.

I preferably form my device of an outer casing 1, and an inner fire pot, or' iire box 2. The fire box being spaced apart from the outer casing at its sides, bottom' and rear in order to permit al free circulation of airrtherearoundthe outer shell being louvered as illustrated at 3- to permit a free circulation of the heated air through the casing. The primary bottom 4 of the iire box is spaced above the secondary bottom 5 sufciently to place an ash receiver 6 therebetween. An ash receiving door 7 is hingedly secured to the front wall of the lower part of the casing and in registry'with the ash receiver. The ash door is of suflicient size to permit the free removal and re#- placement of the ash receiver therethrough. An adjustable draft 8 is associated with the ash door to permit the regulating of the draft to be developed within the re box.

A smoke outlet 9 is provided adjacent the top and extending to the rear of the fire pot assembly and a thimble 10 is provided at the top to permit the attachment of a smoke pipe thereto, in the usual manner. Ash grates here shown as two in number at l1 and 12 are positioned within ie primary base of the re box. The grate 12 is fixedly positioned within the nre box and the grate 11 is rockably positioned with a shank 13 extending through the outer side wall of the heater case to provide the attachment of a shaker handle thereto.

A defiector 14 is secured to the rear wall of the re pot and is placed immediately below the smoke outlet. The purpose being to deflect the flame and to prevent the same entering directly into the smoke outlet. The meeting surfaces of the top and the side and rear walls of the fire pot are rounded, as illustrated at 15 to form a domed ceiling to the fire box.

A relatively large front door i6 is positioned and forms a paneled front wall for theheater and front door for the fire box. A handle 17 is disposed at the base of the panel of the door formi ing the panel. Guide offsets 18 are provided Within the face and at either side of the opening. An oifset 19 is provided at the top of the door to permit the door hinging downward about the offset and for being suspended therefrom. Enlarged or reinforced portions 19A and 20 are formed at either side of the door to reinforce the edges thereof against warpage. These portions Wipe against'the guideways 18A as the door is raised within the guides to transform the fire pot into an open iire place when the panel door is raised. A plate 21 is disposed upon the inside of the door to absorb the heat of the re and to prevent undue warping and burning of the door itself. Agrate 22 is vertically disposed adjacent i the front of the opening. to maintain the re within the. re pot and to prevent the same from dropping out when the door is raised. A face 23 that lies in a single plane forms the peripheral edge of the opening in the front wall of the re box' and when the door is lowered to full lowered position maintains a tight t between the inside of the door and the base of the re pot. The inner surface of the face 24 of the plate 21 is made to precisely fit the same and to maintain a rela- Y tively tight connection therebetween.

The lower edge of the door is beveled as shown at 25 and the lip 26 of the re pot is beveled so that when the door is fully lowered the inside of the door is made to precisely nt the peripheral face of the fire pot. To further maintain a tight working relation between the door and the face of the opening in the re pot I place one, or more reacting elements 27 within the case and in the line of travel of the door. The reacting element is secured to the casing by any suitable fastening means as through the use of rivets 28, the free end of the reacting element contacting and reacting against the inner upper surface of the ledge disposed upon the door. i

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulll the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood thatV it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form of embodiment herein shown and described, as it is susceptible of embodiment in Various forms, all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

VWhat I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of an outer casing, a rlre box disposed within the casing and spaced apart therefrom, except at the front Wall thereof, the nre box having a primary and secondary bottom spaced apart to permit an ash receiver being placed therebetween, an ash door hingedly secured to the casing and so placed as to permit theY removal of the ash receiver therethrough, a pair of grates disposed upon the primary bottom of the fire box, akgrate vertically disposed within the fire box, air louvers disposed through the walls of the casing to permit air circulation therethrough, a guideway formed at each side and within the top of the casing, a door having an offset hinge and normally supported within the guideways, and the inner face of the door and the outer face of the re pot adjacent the openings being so positioned and formed as to maintain a relatively tight `joint therebetween when the door is fully lowered.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing,v a re pot disposed therein and spaced apart from the casing excepting at its front, the re box and the casing having a common front wall, the front Wall being movable to form a door, guideways formed in each side of 190 the casing, the door having an offset to adapt the same for being suspended from the guideways, and the front wall of the fire box and the inner surface of the door being so formed and positioned as to form a relatively tight connection 195 therebetween when the door is closed.

3. In a device of the class described, the corn` bination of a casing, a re pot disposed Within the casing, the iire pot and the casing havinga common front wall formed with an opening and a slidable door therefor, a door guide disposed in each side and extending transversely of the casing and adapted to receive the door therein when the door is raised, an offset disposed within the door on its upper end and a ledge formed in the door on its lower end, a handle disposed upon the outer surface of the lower end of the door, and the -inner surface of the door and the peripheral outer edge of the re box opening being so formed and positioned as to form a relatively tight con- 12p nection therebetween when the door is fully lowered, and the ledge disposed at the lower end of the door being so made as to engage a lip formed adjacent the lower edge of the casing opening, and a grate disposed longitudinally of the fire box and adapted to maintain the fuel being burned within the re box.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing, a re box disposed within the casing and spaced therefrom excepting at its front wall, a movable panel comprising the major portion of the front oi the casing and forming a door for the re box and casing, a pair of horizontal grates disposed within the primary base of the re box and a Vertical grate formed longitudinally of the i'lre box and adjacent its front wall, guideways disposed transversely of the casing and adapted for having the front panel moved therebetween, and means associated with the door of the iire box and the casing for forming a relatively tight connection between the in ner face of the door and the outer edge of the fire box when the door is fully lowered. i

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a louvered casing, a fire box disposed within the casing and spaced therefrom at its top, its rear and its side walls, the top of the'fire box being dome shaped, a smoke outlet extending rearwardly from the re box and through the rearwall of the casing, primary and secondary and horizontal door guides formed in the casing permitting the panel to be moved rearwardly upon the guides and for directing and holding the panel in intimate Contact with the outer face of the re box.

EUGENE A. ALLBERT. 

